Trump nominates Daniel Rosen as next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota

Nick Ferraro, Pioneer Press on May 8, 2025

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President Donald Trump has nominated Minneapolis commercial litigator Daniel Rosen to be the next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota.

Earlier this year, Rosen, of Rosen LLC, was one of three candidates recommended for the position by Minnesota’s Republican congressional delegation to replace Andrew Luger, who stepped down as the state’s top federal prosecutor before Trump’s inauguration.

The nomination was referred Tuesday to the U.S. Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary, which will review Rosen’s qualifications before it goes to the full senate for a vote.

The congressional delegation — Reps. Tom Emmer, Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber — issued a statement Wednesday calling Rosen “one of the sharpest legal minds in the entire country.”

“With over three decades of experience as an attorney and a proven commitment to public safety, Dan will uphold the rule of law and keep criminals off our streets,” the statement says. “As fraud and crime run rampant under Governor Walz’s watch, we urge our colleagues in the Senate to act quickly to confirm Dan’s nomination.”

The delegation’s other nominees sent to Trump on Jan. 27 were Erica MacDonald, who he appointed as Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney during his first term as president, and Ronald Schutz, who has held senior leadership roles at Robins Kaplan LLC in Minneapolis for nearly three decades.

Rosen is a U.S. Navy veteran and University of Minnesota Law School graduate who has over 30 years of practice focusing on commercial litigation in federal and state courts, according to the delegation’s letter to Trump.

“He has used his expertise to advocate for community and charitable issues, especially matters of particular interest to the American Jewish community,” the letter continues.

Rosen previously served as a partner of the Parker Rosen firm and was partner-in-charge when Miami-based law firm Kluger Kaplan opened a satellite office in Minneapolis in 2017.

If confirmed, Rosen will oversee a U.S. attorney’s office with about 140 staffers, including more than 70 attorneys. The office is headquartered at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis, and a branch office is maintained in St. Paul.

Under Luger’s leadership, the attorney’s office prioritized the prosecution of crimes related to gun and gang violence while also tackling the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

Lisa Kirkpatrick is the acting U.S. attorney.

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